"A lot of people from the gay community have been coming to me and telling me that I shouldn't eat from Chick-fil-A, and I'm thinking like, 'Oh my God, that's so crazy. Why?'" Dodson, who is openly gay, says in a video posted to his YouTube account yesterday.

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"Chick-fil-A makes good meals, and I eat there quite frequently," Dodson tells his 100,000-plus subscribers. "No one is going to stop me from eating there. If I'm going to have a Chick-fil-A sandwich, I'm going to have a Chick-fil-A sandwich."

"I did not know this subject was heartfelt for so many people because they have beliefs," Dodson insists before urging viewers to "follow your beliefs." Still, he claims the matter does affect him personally because "I have rights and I'm gay."

He continues: "If I want to get married in the U.S., there are plenty of states I can get married in. I like to travel anyway."

With regards to Cathy and his "beliefs," Dodson says people should look beyond one man to the employees behind him who stand to be negatively affected by a boycott.

"Those people work really hard and they have families and stuff and they need to keep their jobs," he says. "I'm not supporting the head man in charge, I'm supporting them hard workers in the kitchen."